The New York Herald Newspaper, August 12, 1861, Page 2

NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE. OUR FORTRESS MONROE CORRESPONDENCE. Fortress Monror, August 8, 1861. Arrival of « Deserter from the Rebels—He Brings Stariling Intelligence—General Magruder, with Rebelsand Bight Pieces of Artillery, near Fortress Mon roe— Their Designs—Burning of Hampton by the Rebels—Grand Comflayration and Total Destruction of the Village— The Old Church—Expected Attack on Newport News— Arrival of a Flag of Truce, &e., de. ‘The calm that has been experisncod in this department for the past week was followed by a tempest which star- tled us by its approach, ani which has given rise to fore- Dodings as to its future results. The quiet was first broken by the appoaranco of a desertor from the Sixth Georgia Fegiment, by the name of Mahew, a resident of Bang: impressed into the rebol aud who escaped Seven Thousand Leaving his regiment this side of Big Bethel, he made his way to Hampton creek, swam it, and presented himself to our outor pickets, told his story, and by them was brought to General Butler. ‘He gave the startling information that General Magruder, with a force of 7,000 men, including 250 cavalry and a Dattery of eight pieces,among which were two or three rifled guns of large calibre, had left Yorktown on Friday last, and, by short marches and frequent halts, bad ad- vanced as far as Newmarket Bridge, about four miles from Hampton. The main body of the force was still encamped in a swamp this side of Big Bethel, while a force consist- ing of 2,500 men, with the cavalry and some artillery, The design of the movement, Baid, was to make a feint on Newport News, and, drawing us ottt, by a flank movement get into the fort if possible, Dut at any rate tocut off the troops.at Camp Hamilton. Or, perhaps, the plan was to make an attack on Newport News, and take it if possible. Of course this intelligence made it necessary for us to boon our guard, and the camps were quickly notified. Scouts were sent out, but no information confirmator, the roport had been received until nearly midnight, when, the enemy suddenly came into the village of Hampton, & force eonsisiing of three companies of cavalry and x but fifteen minutes no- Mice to the few remaining families in that devoted village, Bet fire to it in several places,and ina short time the A portion of the infantry down to the bridge, which had been for a short space torn vance towards this post. were at Newmarket. two of infantry, and after givin; was in flames. main picket, who were stationed near the redoubt @t our end. A hasty barricade of barrels, filled with sand, faced with planks, which had been torn from the served as a protection from the enemy's bul- Jets, which flow high, but in several instances low cnough to pierce the planks and barrels. ‘The handful of men who fended that end of the brixge returned the fire with Fapidity aud coolness, and after a fusilade of fifteen minutes the enemy retired, lo: . three or four killed and sey while the fire, which had first burst from thr: houses, had spread and wrapped others 1m its des folds. From house to house it went until at ab ’olock the whole village, from end to end, save } a half dozen dwellings which were spared, W ‘The scene at this tine was most i, as we have 1 Stand mass of flamos. Magnificent and most impressively grand. hundred dwellings, churchss, stores, warchouses and pub- lic buildings were in flames at once, lighting up the its lurid glare. The enemy had retired, and on our side of the creek & number of spectators, including negroes, who bitterly Cried over the loss of their all, stood and watched the devouring element, ag it quickly wi the earth the once beautiful and flourishing village. ‘The work was complete at ten o'clock in the morning, and but five or six dwellings stood where hundreds could have been counted ten hours before. The torch was ap- lied by late residents of the village, who are now with Weare not to blame for this act of vandal- from the face of ‘The enemy threaten to again come to-night and com- Plete their labors, but it is doultfl whether they will ‘Again venture into town. undoubtedly had in thus destroy- ing the village wag to prevent our ocenpation of it next ‘winter as winter quarters for our troops. In a inilitary point, they did perfectly right, and probably saved us the trouble of destroying it ourselves. most regret the destruction of that ancient church, oldest in America, which lent a charm of antiquity to If we had not boen called to furnish so many troops for tho other points, the village woulda have still been held and preserved. But it is too late to say what might have ‘We expect that Newport News will be visited by Ma- Studer to-night, andan attempt be de to wipe out Gene- ¥al Phelps and his brave cot 4 ; but we do not fear of truce has just come down from Norfolk, with Several gentlomen and a lady, tho latter autece of Gene. Fal Scott, who go North to-night. ‘The weather is intensely hot. The health of the troops Fortress Moxnor, Va., August 9, 1861. The Expected Attack on Newport News—Movements of Gen. Magruder—Preparations for an Attack on the Union Forcee—General Phelps Feels Satisfied of his Safety— ‘The Second New York Volunteers—Movements of United States Steamers, dc. ‘The attack which we expected the rebels, under Gen- Magruder, to make upon Nowport News last night did not come off, although we had made every preparation to not march his to Yorktown his old position, this side of New Market bridge ‘Yot wo aro far from thinking that hedas given up the idea of taking by assault our intrenched camp on the ‘Danks of the James river. He is not likely to go back, resting his claims for credit upon the burning of a deserted village; but he will attempt something that will gain him the applause of the whole South, if it succeeds. Wo altbelieve that his eye is upon Newport News, and ‘that he will attempt to carry our works there before the ‘week is out. He has postponed for a short period only the time of carrying out his designs, but he is far from re- From scouts which have come in to-day I learned at Newport News that the enemy were four thousand strong within legs than four miles of our Wedoubt. They had some cannon with them of the They are slowly creeping towards Linquishing them. Deaviost calibre, Captain White* ‘Tenth regimont, who went out night Ddefore last ‘and returned last night, gained much valuable information of them. They wore reinforced yesterday by three thousand men, swelling their total force to about ten thousand. With this force they may feel able to take , or “gobble us up,” as the soldiers eay, all around. frigato Savagnah went up last night, and anchored ‘Pf the camp, 80 ag to sweep all the approaches on our left @ank by grape, canister and shell. The gunboat Day- Aight, is also stationed thore. These can render efficient Bid in cage of an attack. Additional pieces of artillery, ‘under command of Lioutenant Hook, of the Firstartillery, havo also gone up; and, in oage of necessity, one thousand eallors and marines from the squadron here, with a dozen field piocos, conld be sent up in two bourse. 3 fancy the Place will bo held. General Phelps feels no alarm about ‘the safety of the place at all, and iftie cannot judge of its Btrength no one can. T visited Colonel Carr’s (New York Second regiment) Camp, and was greatly pleased at its appearance. It is laid ‘Out according to the army rogulations,and by the ability ‘and taste of thecommanding officers it has been handsome- fy graded, ditched and beautified. It is now, as Dr. Cuyler, the medical director of tho department, correctly re- Ports, the most cleanly and neat of any camp in the department. The other regiments might with propriety Sako it as a model camp. Governor Morgan has made quitea number of promo many vacancies. Ameng I notice apne” w rays promot . W. A. Olmstead, tod Wieutenant Colonelcy, in place of Lieutenant Golonel Kos, excellent appointment; Capt. Geo. H. Otis, aa of Bhoes, ; Lieut. T. G Had in place of Captain Oim- lle, Captain, in pl J. W. Company A. wend a full list at an early day. war Dele sails to-morrow leaves in a day or two, eect FROM YORKTOWN, VIRGINIA. A NORTHERN MAN IN THE REBEL (From the Providence Our readers may remember that letter from a rebel soldier i Ho has since been ordered blish @ pertion of a private for acruige south; Journal, August 10.) weeks ago we in_the camp at to Virginia, and letter written by containing many interesting state- federate had with the enem: ist ten . There were 140 on our side and about Aft of ith 200 more not far behind them. It hap- four Newport News, re two on ours. It did not last but they fired their muskets and run, We were within seven miles of our erve forces, and had the enemy known our exact num- r they could bave cut us off before wo . Had they done so there would ba’ it, Do not think take pleasure in fa igen Pees ture home. 1 bope the 7 ‘wo may have peace pot much rather be in own native place,, Wrote you from May. We left th could baye re- war from the way ern confederacy be- Toxpect it to be m: Pray the war may goon end, Awoen the two countries, as I w Orleans fighting my books in Virgiuia, Sghting men from camp hear Fort Pickens some ti ere about the Ist of June for Rich. ped about two weeke. out 15,009 troops here, 3,500 of Whigh are from Loulsiana. The placo is well fortified, and it would re- quiro at least 35,000 mon to drive us ont and take poss:s- sion, We wore all in hopes that Lincoln's message would ‘ace; but instead of peace ho calls for 400,000 400,000,000 to carry on the wi T hope he will have a oo time gotti both men and money. I ‘was wishing for peace rather than war, that mightreturn to New Orleans by tho lat of September; but there is « pros. poct of our being here all winter, except there should be fighting near New Orleans, in which caso I think thoy will send our battalion home, and perhaps the other Louisiana bcd orn Tam in the pan ndent Laaialene Haltelion lunteers, composed of five companies, ve hyndred and ¢ighty men in all. Probably you weuld like to know how welive. About the same as soldiers generally do. We have tents, and five men in cach tent. The bottoms of the tents are floored, and we have an oilcloth and blanket each, and use our knapsacks for pillows. They give us to eat pork and bacon, rice, flour, corn meal, beans,and fresh moat occasionally. If wo want anything extra we have to buy it ourselves. We live tolerably well. ‘This is a hard place to get anything in. While at Richmond we lived very well. We have to do our own cooking; that is not hard work among five. We divide the work, and each ono does his share. Some of us now have negro cooks, While in Richmond ten of us (two touts) clubbed together and hired a ‘nigger’ (man) to cook for us at $80 week. He came to Yorktown, and will stay with us while we are in the Stato of Virginia. Iam at the head of the mess, and they pay me two or three dollars cach, and buy whatever I can get about here, aud think is’ necessary for us, such as chickens, oggs, butter, potatoes, &c, “The government furnishes us with coffee and sugar, 80 we live very well for soldiers, It costs us about $3 cach a month, besides the food we get from our government, which would be enough to live on, but the most of us from Lourstania, in fact 1 might say every one of us, have boon used to good living at home, and will have it here if possible. Wo get fish and clams; the latter we get out of the river by diving for them in water up to our ching. We have had clam soup for din- ner three days in succession. To-day we had sausages, boiled onions, boiled rice, salt pork, bread and butter. For breakfasi sometimes we have batter cakes and mo- lasses, made with meal and flour, We have a long table behiud our tent, and an arbor built over it to keep the sun. off. We made it ourseives, and it looks very here now writing at our table, which is made of two wide boards nailed together, and then set on posts put in the ground and the top nailed down. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS IN THE NEW YORK REGIMENTS. GENKRAL ORDERS—-NO. 82. Gungrat Heapquarrsks, Stats or New Yorr, Apa’ Gay.’s Orncr, ALBANY, Aug. 10, 1861. ‘Thefoliowing promotions and appointments have beon made by the Governor in the New York State Volunteer regiments, organized pursuant to “ An act to authorize the embodying and equipment of a volunteer militia, and to provido for the public defenco:”-— ‘FIRST REGIMENT. Captain J. Frederick Pierson, to be Major, July 29, 1861, vice James M. Turner, resigned. SKOOND REGIMENT. Captain William A. Olmstead, to be Lieutenant Colonel, July 27, 18Q1, vice R. Wolls Kenyon, resigned. Captain George H. Otis, to be Major, July 27, 1861, vice Richard D. Bloss, resigned. Lieutenant T. Clement Haddock, to be Captain, July 27, 1861, vice Otmstead promoted. Sergeant Major Le Grand Benodict, to bo Lieutonant, July 27, 1861, vice Calvin W. Link, resigned. Joseph J. , to be Ensign, June 20, vice Lee Church- ill, resigned. George V. Boutelle, to be Captain, August 1, 1361, vice John W. Armitage, resigned. Edward Merritt, to be Ensign, July 18, 1861, vice George A. Hitchcock, resigned. FOURTH RUGIMTNT. Ensign Leonard F. Hepburn, to be Lioutenant, July 6, 1861, vice William S. Moulton, resigned. Sergeant John Howland Pell, tu be Ensign, July 6, 1861, vice Hepburn, promoted. FIFTH REGIMENT. Charles F. Davies, to be Ensign, July 5, 1861, vice Charles H. Seaman, resigned. SMVENTH REGIMENT. Lieutenant William Deets, to be Captain, July 6, 1861, vice Jacob Schoenleber, resigned. Lieutenant Gustav A. Bransen, to be Captain, July 6, 1861, vice Lewis Hochheim, decvasod. Ensign Julius DeBosche, to be Lieutenant, July 6, i861, vice Deets, promoted. Ensign Charles Heuster, to be Lieutenant, July 6, 1661, vice Bransen, promoted. Ensign Frederick Thibaut, to be Lieutenant, July 11, 1861, vice Theodore Schnedle, resigned. Charles,E. Faber DeFour, to be Ensign, July 11, 1861, vice Thibaut, promoted. Maxamilian Bochter, to bo Ensign, July 6, 1861, vice DeBosche, promoted. R. F. Yelverton, to be Eaggn, July 6, 1861, vice Heu- ster, promoted. William Behront, to be Ensign, July 6, 1861, vice Hugo Rotho, resigned. NINTH REGIMENT. Ensign Chas. W. Prescott, to be Captain, June 13,1861, vice Harry Wright, resigned. William 3. Andrews, to be Ensign, June 22, 1861, vice ‘Thomson P. McElrath, resigned. ELEVENTH REGIMENT. Lieutenant Colonel Noah L. Farnham, to be Colonel, June 4, 1861, vice Ellsworth, deceased. Major John A. Cregier, to be Lieutenant Colone!, June 15, 1861, vice Farnham, promoted. Charles McK. Leoser, to be Major, June 15, 1861, vice Creiger, promoted. Edward Bervhard, to be Lieutenant, June 4, 1861, vice William H. Revere, Jr., resigned. Louis Fitzgerald, to be Livutenant, June 2, 1861, vice E. M. Coates, resigned. ‘Andrew Underhill, to be Lieutenant, June 22, 1861, vice Frank F. Yates, resigned. Joseph E. McFarland, to bo Lieutenant, June 1, 1861, vice C. A. Bell, resigned. ‘TWELTH REGIMENT. Robert M. Richardson, to be Lieutenant Colonel, Juno 10, 1861, vice James L. Graham, resigned. TWANTINTIL REGIMENT. Adolph Becker, to be Captain, July 6, 1861, vice Wil- liam Schoen, resigned. Eusign Charles Couturier, to be lieutenant, July 17, 1861, vice William Knecht, resigned. Ensign George Koenig, to be Lieutenant, July 21, 1861, vice Philip Druckert, regjgned, George Minch, to be ign, July 17, 1861, vice Coutu- rier, promoted. Charles Lorch, to be Ensign, Suly 21, 1861, vico Kocnig, promoted. ‘TAIRTY-THIRD REGIMENT. Lieutenant Chester H. Cole, to be Captain, July 29, 1861, vice John F. Aikins, resigned. Robert H. Brett, to be Lieutenant, July 29, 1861, vice Cole, promoted. Luclus C, Mix to be Ensign, July 29,1861, vice Andrew J. Schott, resigned. ‘THIRTY-FIFTH REGIMENT. Major Newton B. Lord, to be Colonel, vice Wm. C. Browne, resigned. George Merrill, to be Licutenant, July 19, 1861, vice Edwin Bingham, resigned. IRTY-SRVENTH RBC John F, McConnin, to be Licutenant, J john F. McConnin, ioutenant, July 9, 1861, vice M. F. Hackett, resigned. bein James G. White, to be Lieutenant, July 9, 1861, vice S. A. McCarty, resigned. Wm. De Lacy, to be Lieutenant, July 8, 1961, vico Da- vid Kerr, resigned. George W. Clark, to be Ensign, July 11, 1861, vico ba ‘les Sg ey Pago Iu james R. O'Beirne, to be july 9,1861, vice J. V. Willitt, resigned. yi hese: By order of the Commander-in-Chicf, DUNCAN CAMP! Assistant Adjutant Genc! GENERAL DIX’S MILITARY REGULATIONS IN BALTIMORE. [From tho Baltimore American, August 2.] For somo timo past the regulations ordered by Gencral Banks (then in command of this district) concerning the regiments in and around tho city have been almost en- tirely disregarded, and particularly in regard to their having the freedom of the city, and the carrying of arme whilo therein. Certainly the were scarcely to bo biamod in this matter, when th superior officers set them such a bad examplo in disregarding the published orders. The evils complained of prevailed to such an extent that many ladies wore really afraid of venturing farfrom home. Large numbers of intoxicated soldiers were allowed by the police to roam through the stroets, and the result of such conduct was attested on Wednes- day evening, when one was severely stabbed and the other ,80 seriously injured that his life is despaired of. This ‘state haying been made known through the press Gentral’ Dix, he has promptly dotermined enforce General Banks’ regulations, with an added improvement to them of his own dictation; and it ig highly gratifying te state that his orders have been published to the several regimonts now quartered here, and they will be enforced. no instance will more than threo soldiers of cach company be allowed to leave thoir respective camps, and tl must be provided with written passes from the commanding officer of each regi- ment; nor will any commissioned officer be allowed to leave without such a passport. Further, it is the Pah fel ne military police of the city to require any soldier (in case he deems it necessary) to produce bis ET a hcinis ese new regulations went into effect yesterday, and they had the most salutary effect, ae but few of the’mnen could be-scen upon the street, and none of these, as fe eould be loarned, were intoxicated. Yesterday two of the regiments had out scouting parties, who went through biel ee the purpose of afresting all stragglers who had not come into camp on the previous night. They suecceded in taking into the camps a largo number, and many of these were at once placed in the guard house. If Major General Dix will maintain the re- than will receive the thanks of great oumtfers of COL. MONTGOMERY. nm iy pototions Holes oe arrived at Leavenworth of Au be it letter him we copy frou the Boston fect, Li ye lg July 15, 1861. 1 am getting along finely ‘nthe work of ly in the organiaing & rept I ‘think LT will be ready to take the tela in ive or six days. I don’tremember what I wrote you last. Our trfp into Missouri, which I think I menti , turned out better than I dared to hope. It has constantly hap- pened to us that our disappointments have been better than successes, and our blunders have been enr best moves. We have been constantly reminded that the Al- mighty rules in the affairs of men; that He directa aliko the battle and the storm. We have been into Missouri since I wrote you. We offered ghomy hates 4 his fortified camp, but be QyACweted and wo burned his ‘works, Rei oe JAMES MONTGOMERY. B. &—We have had some skirmishes with the enem on the border, in which several of them have been killed. ONE OF GENERAL SCOTT'S COURIERS MISSING, [From the Baltimore Exchange. On the morning of the late battle a remit courier was sent by General Scott to General McDowell, with military maps, plans, &c., &c., in regard to the coming contest. The courier did not reach General McDowell, and the sup- position is that he was oithos killod or went over to the enemy. much greater. detained and detailed for the purpose of carrying troops to tho Mississippi river and thence to Now Madrid. The rebels are confident of success at Bird's Point, and are already talking of the invasion of Mlinois. I am very mitch afraid that the go ness. doubtedly correct, that the with reinforcements turned the scale of battle in tnair favor. T have seon a lettor from a soldier at Manassas to his wife Orleans, and its free navigaticn resumod. Cotton on. plantations NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1861 NEWS FROM REBEL STATES. OUR LOUISVILLE CORRESPONDENCE. Loumvitee, August 2, 1861. Large Numters of Rebel Troops Concentrating in Virginia— Activity of the Rebels at New Maitrid, Missouri—How the Rebels Tatk About the Bull Run Battle—The Election in Tennessee—The Great Cotton Speculation. ARMY MOVEMENTS IN THE SOUTH. Tam disposed to believe the government unaware of tho extensive movements of troops into Virginia and Missouri by the Confederate authorities, or else there would be ap- Parent more strenuous and active movements to counter- act them. They go unheralded and unseen, but yet by thousands they are being poured into Virginia from Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, and numbers greater than the Union scouts proclaimed are assembling at New Madrid. A friend from Tennessee—a Union man—who in their midst deflos the minions of secession, has been for a fortnight past stationed at Chattanooga, tho juno- ‘Tonneasee raiiroads. ion of quite a number of Alabama, Goorgia and He says My informart thinks it not at all im. Arecentnumber of the Richmond Despatch says that reinforcements will be sent to Governor Wise at Gauley bridge without delay. Ten thousand of these men went from the vicinity immediately Tennessee, and the Louisville aud Nashville Railroad trains were entirely occupied tn thi ranging for 4 while the travel on that road. that Davis has placed in Virgini could raise, Knowing that to hold Virginia is to gain tho battle. this. fighting montto whip in that State, aud those, too, almost consolidated in a single army. north of Nashville, business, thus de. ‘The truth is il the avatiable force he Tho governiiont ought to awake to the reality of Tt has not fess than two hundrod and fifty thousand Of the transition of troops to New Madrid, Md., my in. formant knows lesa, but has heard that it is very exten. sive. seized for military purposes, while the boats at her wharf have been continually occupied iu transporting men from Randolph to Mow Madrid, The roads running north from Momphis have been Tae number is not less than tated by the Union scouts, and my informant thinks The trains cutering Nashyille«were also roment is disposed to drows! HOW TARY TALK AT NASHVILLE OF TUM BULL RUN BATTLE. ‘The people at Nashville, uot catching the cue of the Davis organs at Richmend, got mixed in the text, and speak the wrong speech at From the first the Richmond papers have been cutting down the force engaged on the rebel side, while, tomake | aCharles Lamb balance (Lamb made up for late arrivals at his office by early departures), they add daily to the force of the Union army, until they make it apparent that the latter outnumbered them five to one. doubt in my informant’s mind, after hearing and reading the rebel accounts, that the high fignres named by our the mal-apropos moment. There is no pers as being engaged on the rebol side are un- ey laughingly admit in Nashville Unionists were actually whipping them inferior numbers, ayd only the arrival of in this city, in which he says that he went over the field immediately after tho battle, and saw hundreds of slain, “but the most of tham—at least three to one’'—he says, “were our own soldiers. Our ganners,"’ he adds, “were slain by sholls at their guns, and they lay about thom literally in piles.’’ THE TENNESSRE GUBERNATORIAL RURCTION. An election for Governor was held in Tennessce yester- day, butI have no news of 50 latea date. By a move- ment of the Harris party the voto of East Tennessee will probably not be cast, as was at first thought probable, for William H. Polk, Tho Harris party made it obligatory on oach voter to take at the polls, before casting his yote, an oath of allegiance to the Southern confedert ‘The Polk party then attempted to get up @ counteracting scheme with considerable evasion in it; but tho Kast Tennesseans, Timagino, will not avail thomsolyes of this, ‘The evasion is revealed in the Nashville Banner of the morning of the election. The Banner says, speaking of the taking of the oath. The effect of this proposition— we say nothing of the intention—wiil be to drive from the polls all timid men who do not choose to be submit. ted to an insult for their loyalty. But we trust no ono will be thus intimidated. It has been charged that Col, Polk is a Union candidate. ‘This charge implicates his supporters in Unionism. Lot the Potk yoters, then, dis- prove the charge by boldly and cheerfully submitting to this unlawful proceeding: Let them take the oath, and demand that it be be made as strong asthe language can make it, Though Tennessee is not a momber of the per- manent government, aud will not bo until the polls aro closed, yet her citizens can take the oath of allegiance with porfect safety. They will thus put to tho blush, if they can blush, those partisans of Harris who are striv- ing to make support of him and his parachutes a test of men’s honesty, sincerity and patriotism. It is needless to say that no man who will yoto for Harris and tae tickot will bo required to swear. THR GREAT COTTON &PRCULATION, When the sales of the growing cotton crop aro reported Tam inchned to think that it will stand:—Salos of the Zear, 4,000,000 Dales, of which speoulators—took—all. he exporters are going to have no chance whatever, while of tho manufacturers there are none. The gov- ernment jobbers haye made another moyement and in- duced tho insurance agents to decline taking risks on cot- ton in transit to seaports. The Board ‘of Underwriters, following in the wake of the cotton factors of New Orleans, havo passed a resolution of more than usual interest to ateamboata. It reads as follows:— Resolved, That no river insurance on cotton bound to this port, nor fire insurance on cotton in the city of New ye taken until the blockade of the port is raised may bo insured against fire to the > of three-fourths of its value, provided it is stored in ts of not exceeding one hundred and fifty bales, and the lots at least three hundred foet apart. But the original speculators are getting tight up. Sales cannot be forced, and they want money. Therefore they attempt to induce capltalists to buy their borrowed cof- ton in its unpicked and unexportable condition. ‘The Richmond yy has a sample of the peculiar logic which the government puts forth as an inducement to capitalists to come forward and buy the article. Of course it commences with a commendatory paragraph for their past liberality, and coaxing ditto to continue the same favors. The Hnquirer says:— “The plan already begun with so much success, evinces the purpose of the people to sustain the government to the uttermost. Yet the plan is not freo from objection, and will not furnish sufficient money or orodit. Tho most subscrip- 8 part of his crop, and Dinds himself that such part shall be sold YY, a fixed time. Now, if sales are forced in conse- these contracts of subscriptions, the reault must bothosamoes ifforced to pay direct taxes. Ifa considerable part of the cetton eM Subscribed in thie way, the wi obvious objections arise from the nature of tl tions, The planter subscribes the proceeds quence 61 speculators secit large sales were to be made. Would bold beck entit the fixed periods, and the supply far prices exceeding the demand, would purchase at nomial The cotton, and the pl who hadeubacribed fice or violate their understanding with she cept their contracts, suffer loss, Those who ton and tobacco during the last’ war with Groat seld,; at the ond of it, for throe or four times the cost.”” A writer from Richmohd says:—A good deat of diversity of opinion, and somo dissatisfaction, are begining to be "s project manifested here in refereyce to Mr. Memmi loan uaranteed by pledges of many that the scheme wil rtial success, for want of directness and simplicit; fumbers of planters, they say, would willi rectly to government two-thir. certain process of converting the cotton into cash proceeds. ‘The bonds: would scrve them in the govornment, controlli two-tl capital either at home or abroad. Nar should the diplomatic effect of this relation ‘ ment to the cotton imterest of Europe bo ov Shouki the North, in erder to avoid a Cea with Eng- vl land, offer to admit ites ships throu; for tho purpose of supp! with cottom, or even propose at the English merchandize, not contraband, to Southern @ condition of a navigation tax equivalent to the cotton in its hands so as to defeat that insidious ‘Thus & i federate Congress which is to meet t! Richmond, w! may be mat Lousmiis, Ky., August 8, 1861. Retions from Distant Counties in Kentucky Favorable fo" the Union—The Armed Union Men tn the State—Recruit- ing for the Rebel Army—Frightful Condition of Affairs in Richmond—The Financial Troubles of he South—1he Revels Intend to Propose an Armistice with a View to Re. construction, dc. The returns of the late election from the distant coun- ties continue favorable for the Union, The aggregate vote will not prove as large as at the Border State Convention election, and the aggregate majority of the Union party fall short of its 104,000, but will reach, it is thought, 75,000. La counties beard from the Union yote bas that day and night trains have been arriving there—trains of box, hog and Passenger cars—filled to almost insupportable fulness with rebel soldiers, indiscriminately armed and uniformed, yotsoldiors with strength and a disposition to fight. The transit commenced immediately after the news of the first fight at Bull run, on tho 18th of July, and continued for 8 week or moro. probable that sixty thousand men have been thrown into Virginia in the fortnight named. ‘Their immediate desti nation they did not know but thought it was for the western part of the State. verament would have no control of the the proceeds of 8 portion of their crops would haye 0 submit to the sacri- government. ‘The amount to bo received by the government would be uncertain—iadefinito; no certain calculations coukl be made. Specuiators woukd be benefitted, tho object of the ment not accomplished, and the planters, if they cot tein, roducts. It is the opinion prove a failure, or only a , 1° or threo-fourths of their crops, aud take bonds at once therefor ata minimum. valuation, who will be reluctant to await the slow and un- of money, and of the cotton of the country, would have in its hands a vast ro- ockade, lying the English manufeotories ‘same time to admit vena forthern tariff, our government couki easily wh the . and [am sure that these views, fastily argued, and imperfectly sketched, will'find exprossion in the con- present. month io it 48 possible, Mr, ally wiodibed. , Mr, Momminger’s plan follon off considerably, while the disunion has gained no” thing. It appears that the weak-knead Unionists did not vote, It was at one time feared that the federal tax quos- tion, which the disunion organg atronuously endeavored to make an effective missile im the contest, would injure the Union vote, but it is thought it did not do much dam™ In many counties the Southern rights tickots had no federal tax’? at their heads in glaring capitals. The candidates used the tax question in every possible manner, earnestly and strongly, but could not succeed in moulding itinto an effective bombshell for the decimation of the Union ranks. ‘The despatch from the Herat received here, and printed yosterday, in regard to Kentucky's 10,000 organized Union men, haa considerably excited the rebels. ‘The Democrat (Union) of this moraing does not deny its truth, but dis- avows any knowledge of the facts stated, The Journal, in its silence, is puzzling. Tho Courier endorses the HeRALD's news, and I have-no doubt will corroborate my statement of date August 6, in regard to the raising of a provisional army for Kentucky, The Courier has positive confirma- tion of the Hxraus despatch. It copies it, and says that, in confirmation of the Heratp’s statomont, it (the Courier) learns that 260 cavalry from Casey county passed through Danville, Ky.,@ day or two ago en route for the Union camp at Hosking’ Cross Roads, in Garrard county, where soldiers have been drilling for two weeks or more. “These men,” the Courier says, in its own elogant style, nlisted for the purpose of attacking the Tennessee. ans at Cumberland Gap, it having been industriously and falsely circulated by wicked and designing men that the soldiers of our sister State were eucamped on the soil of Kentucky.” And again, in further confirmation, the Courier adds that it has seen a handbill cailivg for a meeting in Danville, yle county,on Monday, “to enlist men for the war in Capt. Harlan’s company.” They algo are to rendezvous at Hoskins’ Cross Roads, Garrard county, And further, ahandbill, seat us from Winchester, announces that the “Home Guards" of that ci will turn out on Friday August 9, to receive the volunteers from Estill county. ‘These men are enlisted for the same service as the others forred to, and they are all armed by the federal goveru- ment The Courier aud its party are anxious for an exouse to invite a rebel army into K Its party lead- ers have boon holding corresponderce and counsel with the rebel authorities of Tennessee, and there is no doubt that they would most gladly have an army sent into Ken- y. ‘It might as woll know now, for once and alltime, ut the East Tenuesseeans are to have arms and Ken- Luckians are to be their convoy. While objecting to military’ movements in this State, the Courier publishes the following military notice to Kentuckians, and recommends young men to enlist :— MILITARY NOTICE TO KENTUCKIANS. Nasuvitne, Teon., August 6, 1861. thern confederacy has conseuted to accept a nent or more mon on the following conditions, viz:— vr twelve months seryice—for service vearest to their homes—with their own organization as to fieid aad sub. altern ollicers, and in the absence of arms whorewith to supply them, to adtuit them with their own shot guns or these to be paid for upon a fair val ent agont, $0 Soon as said troops are LNs ‘Those desiring to avail thomsoives of this fa Sq ra ing an agent to Hampton R.R., Tennesgoe, three mil may call on Geo. W. Hampton, E- Northern Ke tuckians preferred. Here duplicates of the original at thority will be furnished captains who haye or may wish to raiso companies ‘Tho italicised phrase has a significance of great import and highly complimentary to Southern Kentuckians, and is but a corroboration of a statement Ihave previous! yy made, that the most rabid, ultra and unconditional Union men in the country are those Kentuckians living on the borders of the Stato of Tennessee. James Hewett, ,of the firm of Hewett, Norton & « Liverpool, New York and New Orleans, has lately ‘rom Richmond, aud is authority for the fol- e statement, now rumored oxtensively about line, who the utmost do- Since moratization battle of Manassas and disorganization among the ai my and financial distress among the people go. nerally have existed. The city was diled with men and women from the more distant States, hunting infor- mation of relatives—information which, owing to the se- crecy maintained by the government, they could not obtain. No reportof the killed and wounded had been made up, nor was it likely that any ever would be. The greatest distress prevailed, and com- plaints were loud, deep and carnest. Soldiers were de- manding their release and their pay. refusing to fight again, and expressing their determination to return home. There was no money iu the city except current notes of the State banks, coin, especially British, being a peony. scarce article. To theagmurmurings of the mob of Richmond city there were added other murmurs, not so loud nor go insolent, but murmurs distinctly utter- ed and distinctly heard, that were coming up from every partyof the confederacy, complaining of the existing state of affairs. These complaints and the financial trou- bles of the government were haying their effect; and learning of a scheme it had om band, Mr. Hewett tele- graphed to Richard Atkinson, of this city, his agent, to write by the first steamer to house in Liverpool to soll all the cotton on band at existing rates as soon as possible. Mr, Hewett has since reach. ed this city, and bis agont has,been hurriedly despatched to Now York. The plan of the Confederate goverament, which hid had such an effect on Mr. Hewett, waa that of reconstruction. A proposition is to be made in a few days to the United States government for an armistice for sixty days, during which time it is proposed to hold a convention at Louisville, Ky., for the purpose of recon: structing the Union. Ido not make this up from reports flying about the city. Mr. Hewett is the head of the New Orleans house—a most uncompromising disunionist, but a shrewd and successful business man. The gunboats A. O. Tyler, Conestoga and Loxington léft New Albany for Cairo yesterday morning, fully manned and equipped. The three boats have on board sixteen guns, ten of which are thirty-two pounders. The boats will run oniy during the day, and it will be towards the latter part of the week before they reach their desti- nation. the THE REBEL CONGRESS. RESOLUTIONS REGARDING COTTON AND TOBACCO CROPS. Rrenmonp, July 23, 1861. REBEL NEWS FROM RICHMOND. [From the Memphis Argus, July 31.] Ricrmonp, Va., July 26, 1861. ‘The appointment of Hon. R. M. T. Hunter as Secretary of State, vice Hon. R. Toombs, now Brigadier General in the Confederate army, while it acknowledges on tho part of our government the noblo position of Virginia in the Southern Confederacy, gives to the public service one of the ablest and most experienced statesmen of whom either the old or the new government can boast. A feeling of morbid sympathy has begun to spring up in some quarters here in behalf of the cut-throat scoundrels who were captured nt Manassas. Ely, the abolition mom- ber of New York, who was captured and brought to Rich- mond, has already several aympathizing friends, who think and try to make others think. that he went over to Manaseas just to sce the battle, without intending to take any partthoreiu. They donot know of whom or what they are talking. This Ely is the mosi contemptible abolition, small politician in Congress. During tho recess of Congress a military committee was left in Washington to advise with and counsel General Scott in e move- mont ho might undertake until the opening of the extra session. He helped, as a member of this committee, to mature the plans of attack on Manassas, and, in his offl- cial capacity, he accompanied the army to see—perhaps to aid in directing—their execution. I have learned frem sources to be relied upon that Genoral Beauregard is advancing one or two regiments @uily in tho direction of Alexandria. He has already oc- cupied Fairfax Court House, Fairfax station, and several positions still nearer to Alexandria. When his positions aro all taken he will then adyance with his wholo army, retake Alexandria, and uniting inte a co- lumn’ which may come ai from Leesburg, upon the left of the Arlington embankments, his march upon Washington will not be long delayod by the four regiments occupying Arlington Heights. Showild a great battle take place, it will be between Alox- andria and Washington, for which event President Davis will be telegraphed im timo to be om the ground. Among the prisoners brought from Manassas is Arnold js, of Tennessee. This surprises me, ag T recognized Barris in Wastington as one of our strongest Southern friends. He was deputed by Cameron, Secretary of War, bed hp id to Manassas and try to recover the dead body of 8) brother , who was killed at the head of is the Seventy. New York regiment. It is said be came in disguise, and was cal sneaking round the battle fleld which led to the supposition that he was a spy. There is doubtieas a mistake in thia Harris may have changed since I left Washington, but I strongly Earl c At all events, he is not the stuf that spics are of A REBEL VIEW OF NORFOLK: AND THE NAVY YARD. The correspondent of the Charleston Courier gives the following tnteresting account of the defences of Norfolk:— phe er an 'y a roaches to the city by the Eliza- numerous heavy batteries. Teland, at the mouth of the harbor, bristles with cannon. The fying Hessians left behind them at the Navy Yard the most extensive collection of heavy ord- nance in America. Much of it bas‘ oen used jn fortifying the river. Two regiments are stationed in the immediate vicinity of Sewall’s Point. The rear of thecity is sur- rounded by an admirably constructed intrenched camp. Tn case the enemy should land at Lynhaven bay, or at the inlet on the Atlantic shore, he will be obliged to traverse @ country cut up by innumerable small creeks, ditches and swamps, under cover of whioh our riflemen can play terrible havoc among his ranks. It will be useless for him to attempt to advance without fled artillery, and the felling cf lofty trees across the roads will retard his pro- gress so much that oro he could reaeh the intrenched camp he would stand a fair chance of decimation from our infantry. Batteries aro also erected around the Navy Yard, and enough of our brave troops are stationed there i ey it successfully @gainst a hundred thousand of assatlanits. ‘Thero is the utmost confidenco placed in the command- ing r, Brigadier Genoral Huger. His acknowledged posi in the old United States Army, as the best officer of ordnanee in that service, is sufficient to warrant this confidence. I find that the General is exceedingly popu- lar with the soldiers and citizens, His warm and genial manoer never fails to captivate those who come into his presence. I had an idea that his long conneclion with the regilar service had produced that hauteur and brusque- ness so common among men of military education; but the contrary is the fact. No one could be more frank and un- bending towards the officers and privates under his c mand, and no one more courteous towards civHiang. Tho General’s headquarters are at the Custom House, where he ieagslated by Ool. 8.8. Anderson, C, 8. 4.; big gon, Col, Ben, | accordance with astronomical prediction. jamin Huger, Jr., and other members of his staff. He has taken @ private house in the city, with bist which certainly looks as if he doos not mean to leave thé placo at the monaces or attacks of the bombastic Butler. A hurried call at the Navy Yard developed a great deal of interest to the visiter. The splendid works at this Place are but slightly injured: | The barracks near the en- Trance, it is true, now exhibit only the blackened walls and chimneys. Two of tho dry dock sheds are level with the gurface, and the grounds are in some places atrowod with the fragmenta of attempted destruct Nothing romains of the huge ship-of-the-line Pennsylvania but the charred hull, It was burned to the water's edj ‘Thi Germantown lies at one of the whanyes; the spar rigging were burned off, but tho hull is good. At another wharf is the Plymouth, upon which the work is rapidly going forward; the masts are in and the rigging ia being Tepairod. She was the loast injured of any of the vessels, In the magnificent Baldwin Dry Do Attempted to destroy with rests the hull of the forty gun steam fi rimac. The deck, with the excoption of smoke stack, was swept clean by the fl hull being of iron is not materially iajure’t,and all tho machinery, which was below the « noeda but Little Fopairing: ‘The Merrimac could be put in Aghting trim in less than six months, At present there is apparently no work being doue on her, With the exception of the two old hulks of the Delaware anit 1 that of the State Ship, the ren C e other vessels at the Navy Yard when the vandals begun the work of devas tation, are now visible above water. Commodore French Forrest i3 in the command of the Navy Yard. Work is golug on im the machine shops. I was gratitied to observo the northern wall of the yard lined with several hundred pieces of heavy ordnance, In addition to these, the Navy Yard has contributed its rich treasures to ail parts of the States and confederacy. it was only a few days ago that Beauregard got anumb: Pieces from this locality, and T have mei here a gentleman from East ‘Tennessee, wi comes as the agent of the States rights men with the same object in view. red the DEFENCES OF PORTSMOUTH. A Portsmouth correspondent of the Richmond Enquirer writing om the 20th, says:— Our military are now divided into three divisions. The first under Brigadier Genoral Whithers, of Alexandria; the second under charge of Colonel Slanchard, of Louisi- ana, and the third under Brigadier General Pemberton, late of the United Statos Army—all subject to Brigadier General Benjamin Huger. ‘The recent developement of the plans of Butler and Stringham, with respect to an attack here, creates no fear of the result; but the desire that the Navy Department should piace a larger fore: work on the Merrimac is general. opinion is ex. {that in three weeks, with the requisite number on, she can be made ready, and in a style that will be pi against both shel! and shot. Iffrom no other reason, the sad havoc such a battery could make amon; the Lincoln surfboats, if brought itito requisition, woul soem to advise her completion at the earliest moment. to REBEL EXPEDITION UP THE MISSISSIPPI. SIX STEAMBOATS FULL OF REBEL TROOPS DEPART FROM RANDOLPH, TENNESSEE. [Editorial Correspondence Memphis Avalanche. Ranpourn, July 27, 1861. Amid much bustle and confusion I endeavor to write you a few lincs, A day of more general sorrow was neVer witnessed im Memphis than that of Friday. The levee was thronged with the mothers, wives and sisters, the fathers, brothers and sons of our brave volunteers and the parting—it_may be forever—was in the greates degece sad, The Memphis Independent Dragoons, Capt. McDonald, wero upon our boat; and the men, so gay and Spirited in the city, wore faces of melancholy throughout the trip, nor have they yet entirely recovered their wonted lightheartedness. Many citizens of Memphis, who had friends among the fleet, accompanied the expedition this far. Among these are ¢x-Mayor Baugh, Tax Collector John Newsome, Alder- mau Grant, and many others. Mr. F. M. Copeland at- tached himself to tho Independent Dragoons, and was ready to march at two hours’ notice, It is evidont that there is an important movement on foot. General Pillow and staff are along. Colonel Me- Gowan, tt is rumored, will command a brigade. He is an old United States soldier, a native Tsnuesaccan, and pro- bably sacrificed as much as any man in the Confederate service in resigning his position. The utmost confidenco 4s placed in hisabilities. Our fleet consists of the John Simons, Captain J. Frank Hicks, Squire Bell, First Lieutenant, and D. C. Champlin, Second Licutenant—the old Memphis favorite—boat and crew; the Alonzo Child, Captain De Haven; Clerk McBrido; he W. M. Morrison, Captain Smith; New ‘Falls City, Cap: tain 0. H. Greenlaw; the FE. Howard, whose captain 1 do not know; and the Grampus, Captain Marsh Milor, I have just ascertainod that the Grampus will lead the way, the Alonzo Child will follow, then will come the Simonds, tho Falls City, Howard, &c. It is understood that several regiments will join us from. Union City, at some convenient point above. From Ran- dolph, the Tennessee Mounted Rifles, Captain Waite; the ‘Memphis Light Dragoons, Captain Logwood; Haywood’s Cavalry company, besides the Independe! are already embarked, and are ‘on their way to glory. Captain Logwood’s company, as every one knows, is one of the most efficient over organized, as aro thoother cavalry companies, but Icannot refrain from remarking particalarly the Independents; they are composed of gen- tlemen who have left their homes and business to fight the battles of their country at their own expense. Their horses,arms, uniforms, &., belong to them, and they are probably the best equipped company in the service, if Lexcept the Adams troop. Colonel Preston Smith’s and Colonel J. V. Wright's re- ments leave here with us. The boys are remarkably ealthy,, and dre as anxious to seo the enemy as they are their wives and sweethearts. If they don’t take Bird’s Point or Cairo it will be because they are not afforded an opportunity. Lhavye been furnished a horse through the kindness of Captain Charles May, one of tho lieutenants of the Inde- pendents, and if I ain’t in the ‘advance guard” it will be becaure the charger wants to “advance backwards.”’ The Independents will be “put through,” on account of their term of service. ‘sis the only regiment left here. Tho disappointed ‘at not being permitted to share the expedition. They expect to be relieved ina few days, a2 Tam informed, and will follow us. Our friend J. G. Barbour, the Orderly Sergeant of the Independents, is the life of the company. Always au fait in the courtesies of life, he now surpasses himself. Cliris Steinkuh! is self-constituted Quartermaster of the com- pany, and haying taken lessons from Rambaut & Co., he is unexcelled. ‘The bell for our departure has rung and I must quit. Look out for stirring news shortly, and believe in the indomitable bravery of our boys. ARMS FOR GEORGIA—PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR. All the arms which were in the Augusta Arsenal at the date of the ordinance for its transfer to the government of the Confederate States, having been turned over to the Secretary of War, and ordered by him out of tho State toarm troops mostly from other States upon the border of the confederacy, and all the arms taken from said Ar- senal by me prior to said transfer, having been placed in the hands of troops from this State now m service; and over seventeen thousand troops, including three new regi- ments now under orders—for whom full supplies are being actively prepared—having been fully armed, accoutred and ‘equipped by theState, including full supplies of tents, knap- sacks, haversacks, Dbidnkgots, cartridge boxes. cap pouches, camp kettles, canteens, &c. , at a cost of nearly $300,000, in ‘equipments and accoutrements, over and above the cost of the guns, and the expense of feeding and rendezvonsing twenty regiments; and probably over five thousand inde- pendent or Confederate troops having gone from G to the fleld, some of whom have taken with them State's arms, of which I have no account, it becomes my Muty to announce to the public of this State, that so soon as the new regiments, above mentioned, and two or threo other regiments—for which, it is hoped, a sufficient quan- tity ofscattered arms may be gathered up and put in order—are supplied, the pubiic arms at my disposal will have been entirely exhausted. From the best data at my command, I conclude that there are at least 40,000 good country rifles and 25,000 goed double barrelled shot guns in the bands of our peo- ple. Thope, in short time, to be able to announce that ample preparation has been made to alter the country rifle into a good military weapon, by changing the bore toa uniform size, and preparing the gun to carry the Minie ball, thereby giving it aslong range as the Harper's Ferry rifle. SOUTHERN ORTHOGRAPHY. ma the Albany Express.] A brother-in-law of John S, Robbins, a member of the ‘Twonty-fifth regiment accompanied the Grand Army to Fairfax and Contreville. Between these two peints very many articles were found which the rebels had dropped or thrown away in their hasty retreat. Among other things found by Me. R.’s relative was a package of lct- ters, written to a South Carolinian in Beau! 's army, two of which wo pyblish herewith, verbatim et literati, as specimens of Southern literature and chivalry:— LDS Butler P O May th 12 61 Brother I seat Myself To wright you A Few lines ‘To F&t you know That 1 Am well At this Tim hoping Those fow Lines will find ae Ingoy the Saim I waunt you To Ttak old Linkorn’s Red Cap Offanc Bring it Back hear To e For a hog Musle i waunt you Soot him wright Plum ew the hard with a musket Baw] I would I would like To have Peas of his Hart To Bura and Scott to Tote Pine Knotts To Burn he I waunt you To send me his Big to Nail for a shovel Plow Crawl up Tho hill and Down The Hol- a you will Kiltold Linkhorn I will give you a Dollar I 5 I waunt To Be Thenir to Cotch old Linkhorn Bay Tho bead and drag his hart out over Back Bone wright soon youirs until Death Richmon Hilton To W W Ma. Laxcaster Disrarc S C Dear Brother and Law I Take The Pleasure To wrigt you ‘a few Lincs to inform you that I am well at This Time hop- ing these fow lines will find ww the saim I waunt To Kill Old Linkhorn Ded as hel over The moon Twist Then the old woman will Tern a summer set over The fodder stack Then Dad will Gump ee an eer ha meempnde ining ri nm - OT Hilton To W W The New Comet in the Southern Hemis- re, Mr. Bond, Director of de Harvard to the unexpected apparition of the it comet ef July ronom sed to havo explained the mystery of tts n adver liar position of te, orbit. tion that we should soon have accounts wing scen in the Southern skies several weeks before it became ite sudden advent by the peculiar ‘Their statements were accompan visible to us. A letter recerved here from Dr. Moesta, Director of the National made its aj ‘Tho letter is dated June 17. Com: an ephemeris of the late comet, tl stantially identical, the predicted place from Juno 12 dif- fering by less than half a the,true; the mo- tion algo 001 is both in direction and amount, so that no doubt can be entertained of the identity 0% tho two. The comet was therefore seen as a brilliant, object in the Southern hemisphere af least three weeks, tpefore it made its appearance in our Northern latitudes, in perfect GP. B. ‘Two Times Then I will Gump Observatory, writes: It will be recollected that within a few days subsequent 1) ‘Observatory at Santiago, Chile, communicates. observations upon ‘‘a brilliant comet which ce since the beginning of this month.” ‘ing the positions with are found to be sub- INCIDENTS OF THE WAR. DEATH OF A BRAVE SOLDIER. A young man, soyeuteen years old, was 2 mamber of the Second Ohio regiment, leit axa guard to thy boapitale One of the enemy's cavalry dashed upon him aud urdvced. him to surrender; the brave youth with fixed bayonet, steady nerve, and cool bearing, replied, T oY sorrea der!” His father, who hail all the diy been arduoasly engaged tu assisting and taki vi the wounded, bringing thera off from tho fleld 4nd that too at the immi* nent peril of his own life, was inthe hospital tent and heard the ordor to his gon, and saw others of the enomy’n cavalry near by, aud rushed out, and ing in a loud tone, “Charley, Surrender, for God's sake, or you are Lost." Charley turncd’ to his fat I tHe tion ia his countenance, replicd, “Father, I will nevoraurrendor to a rebel.” In & moment a cod his spine, but bo im- mediately discharged his nvisket at the rebst hogseman, and lait him low in death, and then fel! bimsell, ‘The rebels then undertook to drag hin off, but his father Tushed inand released him. Ho diet the follow ing morm- THE MARCH TO WESTON—THE ENDURANCE OF FEDE- RAL SOLDIERS. (From the Cloveland aindeater.} It was thought no possible feat of phi could equal that “night march to Puli; think it unsurpassed, Colonel Tylor thinks has done, man can do.” He adds five tniles to the march but has no rain, When it was oud that there was $80,000 in gold in Weston, likely. to be taken by. Wine, General MeCiclian started” for Clarksburg, twenty miles from Weston, to soud Colonel Tyler and ‘bis regiment. to got the money. Tyler yever sleeps, and avoms tull of he idea that his offico'ts to be no. sinecure. 11> anticipated the order, and para 2 on a high - lama near the h Meclellan was” to” ar- Five, aud told them to keep an eye on him whon he ar- rived, and if the word from MeCleian was march, he would wave his korchicf, aud they could show Clarksburg their he ho traln arrived, and McCletiaa, rushed up to Tyler as he sat on his horse, and asked “Colonel Tyler, how soou ean you mareh fur Westane? PHL show you how soon, if you will look yonder,” and waving his handkerebiet, the whole regiment. siruok double quick and disappeared like the hosts of Roderidle Dhu, Major Casement started with two horses, but in a fow hours was tugging away ou foot, both his horses load- od with soldiers whose piysieal strength ad given out, and when they entered Weston, both “Jack” and bis horses were loaded with musk-ts, 80 as to favor poor @x- haustod soldiers. We are ready to go eur pile on the gal- lant Seventh regiment. HIS BIBLE SAVES HOM. Wylie P. Mangum, Jr., had his life saved as followa:— This young man was attached to one of the regiments, ana owes the preservation of his life to a copy of the BADE presented him by his sister. He had the good book in bis lett coat pocket. Itwas struck by a ball near the edge, Diit the book changed the direction of the bullet, and it glanced off, inflicting a severe but not dangerous flea wound. The book was gaturated with blood, but the ad- vice written on the fly leaf by the sister who gave it was perfectly legible, It read thiis:—To my brother. He will read a portion of this blessed Word every day, and re member his sister.”” A NARROW ESCAPE. One soldier had a very narrow escape from death at the last fight, He was strick in the back of the neck by @ bullet wiieh came out at bis mouth, breaking three front eeth. ‘what maa ‘THE MARSHALL HOUSE. Of all other buildings in Alexandria, the Marshall House is tho first object of attractive curiosity for tho stranger. This house is on the corner of King strect and Pitt street— on the left as you prooced up the wharf. The entrance is from King street. Before you leave the steamer as she approaches the wharf you c: 2 the Union flag flying from the staff which had the rebel flag flying when Ool. Ellsworth pulled it down. The house is Low filled with soldiers, and proceeding up the stairway several flighte, you at length come to the place where worth and Jackson met their tragical deaths. The whole of the steps on which the Gol stood are taken away: so is the floor en which he fell—the beams are there and tho lathing beneath them, and that is all, In one coruor of the ceiling above the stairway is the bullet hole wi the ball struck whem Jackson's gun was knocked up by Brownell, and the door- way and bedroom where he fired the fatal shot is alse pointed out. Every visilter chips off some rolic from the door casing, window blinds, the steps down which Jack- son fell, and sometimes by diffcult climbing (the stairs being gone) a piece of the flag staff. One such relic the writor secured. The house looks «lesolate; all tho upper rooms are completely gutted. ‘The soldiers roam overy- where inand about it at will, It wears the appalling semblance of biood shedding. The Fire Zouayes, it is said, will hardly pass it by if avoidable, MINNESOTA BRAVERY. All spoak of the great bravery of the First Minnesote regiment at Bull ren:— B.F. Staples, being cut off, mistook tha Mississippt Rifles for a Vermont regimont, ran toward them, and they took him prisoner. “Some wanted to bayonet himom the spot, others to shoot ‘him, but many said’he was too brave a feliow to be despatelted go, and the majority pre- vailed. Just then a Michigan rogiment charged them, and thoy broke and fled like shocp to their battorios, and thoir prisoner stood still, and getting a gun fired after thom, and thon Joined again the loyal troops. This regt- ment in turn thought they had a rebel, and took him prisoner and brought him in. , When Lieutenant Welch fell he was standing within twenty feet of the enomy, and shout: Holp me-Godl £ will nevor run; Twill die hore!’ and he was shot and trampled down, The position was afterwards rotaken. A PLUCKY GIRL, {From the Janesville Gazette.] When news of the barbarities porpetrated upon our wounded men at Buli run was receiyod at Janesville, © girl at service in the family of ono of their citizons, and who had never manifested any particular interest in the war how waging, emphatically declared, ‘It is timo for women to go now; I can find in this city a company of women who can whip any such kind of men.’? WIERE THY BALL ENTERED. An unlucky private in one of the New York rogiments was wounded in this fight, and his father arrived at the hospital just ag the surgeon was removing the ball from the back of his shoulder. The boy lay with his face down- ward on the pallet. “Ah, my poor son,”’ said the father, mournfully, “I'm'very sorry for you. But its a» bed place to be hit in—thus in the back!"” The sufferer turned over, bared his breast, and pointing to the opening above the arm pit, exclaimed, “Father, here's whore the ball went in!” A PAINFUL SCENE. {Erm the New Haven Journal. ‘While at a halt it was my lot to witnoss a vory painful scene. I captured a prisoner (a German) bel te the, Eighth South Carolina regiment, and took him to Majer Colburn for instructions as how to dispose of hima, ‘The prisoner requested one privilege as his last, which the Major very humanely granted. He said his brother lay a short distanco off, ina dying condition, and be wished to see him. Ibade him lead the way, and I fol- lowed. He took me to an old log hut but a few rods from where our regiment was halted. On the northside, im the shade, we found the wounded man. ‘The pr! spoke to him—he opened his eyes—the film of death already overspread them, and the tide of life was ebbing. Ho was covered with blood, and the swarms flies and mosquitoes, which were fattening upon his life’s blood, indicated that he had Jain there for some time. They clasped hands together, muttored a few words im the German language, supplicated the Throne of Grace for their familjes at homo, kissod, and bade cach other a final adieu, the prisoner remarking, asI took him by the arm to load him away—for the column was moving—b you are dying, and 1am a prisover.”” The man was ‘with a musket ball, in the back, just over the hip, from which fact I inferred that he was on the retreat when the @eadly alt overtook him. A HERO'S LAST THOUGHTS. One of tho Zouaves was struck by a cannon shot, whic tore through his thigh close to his body, nearly the limb from the trunk. As he fell he drew his phote- graph from his breast, and said to his nearest “fake this tomy wife. Tell her I died like a soldier, faithful to my country’s canse and the good old flag. Good bye!’ and he died whore he fell. “LED US DIB FRIENDS.’ A rebol—ono of the Georgia regiment—lay with a fear- ful shot wound in his side, which tore out several of hie ribs. The life blood of the poor fellow was fast oozing out, when one of our troops dashed forward from out of the melee and fell sharply wounded close beside him. The Georgian recognized his uniform, though he was futalty hurt, and feebly held out his hand. ‘Wecame into th: battle,” he said, ‘enemies. Let us dic friends. Fare- well.’ He spoke no more, but his companion in disaster took the extended hand, and escaped to relate this touch+ fog fact. ete DEATH OF A FILM Re Aletter recoived to-day from arclative of General BR. ©. Wheat, residing in Washington, states that Generel ‘Wheat, who was reported as mortally wounded at the battle of Buil run, has since died of his injuries. General Wheat was born in Wheeling, Virginia, studied law in Memphis, Tennessce, and joimed a company from tho latter State which went through the campaign im He was promoted to a Mexico under General Scott. taincy, and acquitted himself with credit. He ned the Walker expedition to Nicaragua, in which he ld the rank of Colonel; was wounded and sent home. After his recovery he endeavored to join the expedition: under Lopez, which failed so disastrously. He was afters wards admitted to the bar in New Orleans, and practise safully. ‘ e pneerinily heremoved to New York, where ho known in connection with a breech loading cannon, he failed to introduce. He was those who -olum- teered to assist Garibaldi in the Italian ign, but die services were not accepted. He remai until last spring, when he went to New Orleans. ly be commanded the Louisiana battalion, which was aged in the battle of Bull run, where he lost his life. faa ‘a general's commission (not @ major’s,as hag reported), and bad a brother in command as under him, He was thirty-five Mintel ae : “LAY CLOSE OLD o One of our riflemen had his piece carried away by & ball, which struck it out of his hands just as his ——, was in tho act of advancing to storm moet ey oes rebel batteries. ea he forwi = down on Pimselt ay hore, wounded and dleeding, out of the of the murderous fre. ‘Lay close—lay close f aaid the latter te the new comer. The boys'll take thig ole furnace ’n a minnit, and then we'll git up an’ rebels fits ag’n.”” Three minutes the was carried, and the two soldiers were in the thickest ht again. oe gree HUMANE HORSEMAN. . ery man lay on the ground, nearly exhe eR TEEN T | the tramping troops and horses that flitted about him. A mounted horseman came toward him, when he raised oe Dieoding stumps of both his arms, ahd cried out ‘den’® tread on mo, Captain!—see! both bands are Cog The yr leaped over him, ashell broke near by, and gay crashing fragments put the sufferer quickly ‘out of Sm misery. A PROMISING SOLDIER. In the progress of the battle of Bull run a youthful Orderiy rode up to Col, Mathesen to inform Iim that the Black Horse Cavalry, sheltered from hia observation by @ piece of woods, werd coming up on the right, aud said ho would take a cut with his regiment across the fetds